New Delhi, Sep 17
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce on Wednesday announced the opening of its newly-expanded Global Capability and Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-standing presence in India.
The facility will house part of Rolls-Royce’s global digital capabilities and enterprise services team, alongside engineering teams supporting Civil Aerospace and Defence businesses, further strengthening Rolls-Royce’s capabilities in the country.
The automaker said that the centre is positioned to become the largest capability hub for the company and will support key global corporate functions, while also advancing digital and engineering expertise.
This is in addition to the company’s plans to double its sourcing from India over the next five years, accelerating the integration of Indian suppliers into its global supply chain.
Dr MB Patil, state Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development inaugurated the facility with Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, and Helen McCabe, Chief Financial Officer, Rolls-Royce.
McCabe said that India is significant to Rolls-Royce’s global journey of innovation and progress.
“This newly expanded Global Capability and Innovation Centre reaffirms our commitment to India and will be our largest capability hub. We look forward to continuing to strengthen local capabilities, developing talent and deepening partnerships in the country,†McCabe noted.
Rolls-Royce is undergoing a multi-year transformation to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing business.
It has made clear strategic choices, including to grow its business in India, and the strong financial results generated to date by this transformation are enabling investment in growth, including this new centre in Bengaluru.
Rolls-Royce’s legacy in India spans 90 years, and encompasses strong strategic local partnerships, knowledge sharing collaborations with academia, joint ventures, robust supply chain, rich talent pool, engineering capability, digital solutions, and service delivery capabilities.
Today, over 1,400 Rolls-Royce engines power various platforms of the Indian Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army.
More than 3,000 people work across its ecosystem, including 2,000 highly skilled engineers contributing to global development programmes.
— IANS
Reader Comments
While this is good news for employment, I hope they're paying Indian engineers at global standards and not exploiting the "cost advantage" like many MNCs do.
Amazing to see global giants recognizing Indian talent! Our engineers are world-class and deserve these opportunities. Hope this inspires more students to pursue engineering.
As someone working in aerospace, this is fantastic news! The defense collaboration mentioned shows how strategic this partnership is for both countries.
Doubling sourcing from India is the real win here! This will boost our manufacturing sector and help small suppliers get global exposure. Make in India initiative working! 💪
90 years in India and still expanding! Shows how important our market and talent are. Hope they also focus on sustainable technologies and electric vehicles for the future.
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